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CII – iPATE 1.0 (2020)
Computer Based PAN India Examination
Category: GRADUATE ENGINEER (ENTRY LEVEL)
Engineering Discipline: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Questions & Answers
(Reviewed, Revised & Published dtd. 20.01.2021)
Paper Structure
Question
Nos. Sections & Topics Marks
1 to 20 Section I :
Cognitive Abilities
Quantitative Aptitude
Analytical Reasoning
Data Interpretation
English Communication
20
21 to 40 Section II :
Professional Abilities
Project Management
Health, Safety & Risk
Management
Environmental Laws
Social Responsibility & Ethics
Finance & Accounts
Legal, Contracts & Arbitration
20
41 to 50 Section III (A) :
Technical Abilities Physics & Chemistry (10+2 level) 10
51 to 100 Section III (B) :
Technical Abilities Engineering Discipline 50
TOTAL 100
NOTE:
Exam Duration: 3 Hours
Total 100 no. of Questions of 1 Mark each with Negative Marking of ½ Mark for
every wrong answer
Questions (Section wise) and respective Answer Options shuffled at
Candidates’ terminal
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Question No. 1
Neha goes for a walk between 4 am and 5 am. After coming back, she found that the hour hand and the minute hand of her watch had exchanged their positions. How much time(approx.) did she spend on her walk?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) 55 min 55:38 min
55:54 min
55:46 min
Right Answer
B
Question No. 2
4 red, 6 green and 5 white flowers are in a bag. 3 flowers are taken together. What is the probability of getting 1 white and 2 green flowers?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) 1/5
15/91
3/91
3/11
Right Answer
B
Question No. 3
Tony, Monu and James completed a work together in 36 days and received a total payment of Rs. 54000. Tony took half of the total money, Monu took one third and James took remaining. In how many days, Tony and James would have finished the work if Monu was not working?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) 72 days
54 days
96 days
64 days
Right Answer
B
Question No. 4
A shopkeeper purchased 15 kg of variety A rice at Rs. X per kg and 10 kg of variety B rice at Rs. (X + 5) per kg. The shopkeeper sold the whole quantity of variety A rice at 10% profit and that of variety B rice at 20% profit. The total selling price of variety A rice was Rs. 30 more than that of variety B rice. Had the two varieties been mixed and sold at an overall profit of 20%, what would have been the selling price (per kg)?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Rs. 26.40
Rs. 23.20
Rs. 24.20
Rs. 25.00
Right Answer
A
Question No. 5
A club has 256 members of whom 144 can play football, 123 can play tennis, and 132 can play cricket. Moreover, 58 members can play both football and tennis, 25 can play both cricket and tennis, while 63 can play both football and cricket. If every member can play at least one game, then the number of members who can play only tennis is
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) 32
43
38
45
Right Answer
B
Question No. 6
Fill up the following series: 5, 25, 7,______, 9, 19
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) 23
22
25
32
Right Answer
B
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Question No. 7
The question is followed by three statements I, II, and III. Read the question and the statements carefully and choose your answer according to which set of the statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the question. What is the area of the rectangle? I. The ratio of length to breadth of the rectangle is 35 : 12. II. The perimeter of the rectangle is 188 cm. III. The length of diagonal of the rectangle is 74 cm
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) I and II only
I and III only
(I and II) or (II and III)
Any two of the three
Right Answer
D
Question No. 8
The question below consists of a question and three statements numbered I, II and III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements and give answer: What is the sum of the age of Ram and Mohan?
Statement I : The age of Ram is 6 years more than the age of Mohan. Statement II : 40% of the age of Mohan is equal to 30% of the age of Ram. Statement III : The ratio between half of the age of Ram and one third of the age of Mohan is 2 : 1.
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Either statement III alone or statements I and II together are sufficient.
Only statement III is sufficient
Only statement I and II are sufficient
Only statement I, II, and III are sufficient
Right Answer
C
Question No. 9
Mohan is the Son of Arun's Father's sister. Prakash is the son of Reva, who is the mother of Vikas and Grandmother of Arun. Pranab is the father of Neela and the grandfather of Mohan. Reva is the wife of Pranab. How is the wife of Vikas related to the neela?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Sister
Sister - In - Law
Niece
None of The Above
Right Answer
B
Question No. 10
In the following question, there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of:: and one word is given on another side of:: while another word is to be found from the given alternatives having the same relationship with this word as the words of the given pair bear. Choose the correct alternative.
______ : trail :: grain : grail Answer Options
A) B) C) D) train
path
wheat
holy
Right Answer
A
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Question No. 11
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. A: Only natural dyes are used in Kalamkari and it involves several steps. B: There are two distinctive styles of Kalamkari in India. C: They are the Sri kalahasti style and the Machlipatnam style. D: Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile, produced in the Indian States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) CBDA
DABC
ACBD
DCBA
Right Answer
B
Question No. 12
What is the antonym of MOROSE
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) overawed
agitated
cherubic
cheerful
Right Answer
D
Question No. 13
What is the synonym of ERRONEOUS
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Enormous
Wrong
Erased
Weak
Right Answer
B
Question No. 14
A frustrated old man, Bandi thakur was never tried of (1)________ the exploits of his ancestors, with a little (2) ________ he would lapse into a reminiscent mood, push back the loosely tied turban from his close-cropped grizzled hair and start a familiar story, improvising (3)_______ details which, to the mirth of his audience, always kept changing with every recounting.
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) (1) criticizing, (2) prompting, (3) sincere
(1) extolling, (2) advising, (3) rational
(1) invoking, (2) arguing, (3) fanciful
(1) extolling, (2) prompting, (3) fanciful
Right Answer
D
Question No. 15
Even my goalies and the policemen, who have arrested me or (1)_______ me as a prisoner from place to place have been kind to me, and much of the (2) _______ of conflict and the sting of goal-life has been (3) _______ because of this human touch.
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) (1) safeguarded, (2) kindness, (3) egged on
(1) escorted, (2) affinity, (3) toned down
(1) abandoned, (2) bitterness, (3) pumped up
(1) escorted, (2) bitterness, (3) toned down
Right Answer
D
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Question No. 16
The pie chart shows the total expense of Rs 450000 to construct a house. The cost of steel is
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Rs 55000
Rs 56250
Rs 60000
Rs 62500
Right Answer
B
Question No. 17
The following bar graph shows the number of boys and girls of class X of 5 different schools.
Find the difference between the number of boys and girls of schools S2 and S3 together
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) 300
350
400
450
Right Answer
B
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Question No. 18
Study the tables carefully and answer the question that follow: Number of candidates (in lakhs) appearing in an entrance examination from six different states and the ratio of male candidates and female candidates in the same
The number of male candidates from Andhra Pradesh and Haryana together is what percent of the total number of female candidates from Bihar?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) 98.41%
48.45%
95.49%
93.39%
Right Answer
D
NOTE Question was displayed incorrectly at candidates’ terminals. Hence ‘1’ mark has been given to all candidates, who attempted or not.
Question No. 19
Read the following information carefully and answer the given question.
i. Rajesh, Raju and Pijush are intelligent. ii. Rajesh, Shib and Hari are hard-working. iii. Shib, Pijush and Hari are honest. iv. Rajesh, Raju and Hari are ambitious.
Which of the following person is neither honest nor hard-working but is ambitious? Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Shib
Pijush
Raju
Hari
Right Answer
C
Question No. 20
Read the following information carefully and answer the following question.
'A + B' means 'A is the father of B'; 'A - B' means 'A is the wife of B'; 'A x B' means 'A is the brother of B'; 'A ÷ B' means 'A is the daughter of B'.
If P ÷ R + S + Q, which of the following is true? Answer Options
A) B) C) D) P is the daughter of Q
Q is the aunt of P
P is the aunt of Q
P is the mother of Q
Right Answer
C
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Question No. 21
A management point in a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) used to consolidate and process work package data and forward the result to the project management is called __________
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Control account Chart of the
account Control limit Account limit
Right Answer
A
NOTE Question was displayed incorrectly at candidates’ terminals. Hence ‘1’ mark has been given to all candidates, who attempted or not.
Question No. 22
Various activities of a project are shown on a Bar Chart by __________
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Vertical line
Horizontal line
Dots
Crosses
Right Answer
B
Question No. 23
The difference between the time avail to do a job and time required to do the job is known as __________
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Event
Float
Duration
Constraints
Right Answer
B
Question No. 24
Gantt Chart is commonly used for __________
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Routing
Scheduling
Follow up
Inspection and quality control
Right Answer
B
Question No. 25
The following symbol is used when something in your workplace is
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Chemical Weapon
Biohazard
Toxic Substance
Radiation Danger
Right Answer
B
Question No. 26
What is the leading cause of death on construction sites?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Struck by object
Falls
Caught-in or -between
Electrocutions Hazardous Materials
Right Answer
B
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Question No. 27
What violations are most commonly cited by OSHA?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Hazard communications
Scaffolding
Fall protection
Respiratory protection
Right Answer
C
Question No. 28
________ is best suited to extinguishing oil or flammable liquid fire
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Soda acid
Vaporizing liquid
Foam
Dry chemical
Right Answer
C
Question No. 29
Out of the 37 countries, which country still not ratified the second commitment known as the Doha amendment to the Kyoto Protocol?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) USA
Canada
Norway
Ukraine
Right Answer
A
Question No. 30
The Ministry also serves as the nodal agency in the country for the which of these organisations?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP)
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
All of the above
Right Answer
D
Question No. 31
There are many benefits to implementing an EMS. These include a potential for
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Reduction in waste production
The avoidance in use, and costly disposal of, other hazardous or potentially polluting materials
A planned approach to compliance with regulations and the consequential reduced risk of prosecutions and fines.
All of the above
Right Answer
D
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Question No. 32
Which of the following does not contribute to the development of a manager's standard of ethics?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) competitor behaviours
society's norms and values
individual life experiences
environmental situations
Right Answer
A
Question No. 33
Which is the approach to corporate planning?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Customers and workers satisfaction
Planning skills
Optimising
All of the above
Right Answer
D
Question No. 34
Which one of the following is not principle business ethics?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Principle of universality
Principle of humanity
Principle of autonomy
Principle of dissatisfaction
Right Answer
D
Question No. 35
Which of the following is a definition for variable costs?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Costs that remain the same whatever the level of output
Costs that contain a fixed and variable element
Costs that vary directly with the number of units produced
Costs that will remain fixed as output increases until the activity reaches a level where the costs have to increase sharply
Right Answer
C
Question No. 36
Which of the following is a definition of break-even point?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) The difference between the selling price of a product and the variable costs incurred in producing that product
The fixed plus variable costs of the business
The situation where neither a profit nor a loss is made
The situation where a profit is made
Right Answer
C
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Question No. 37
Which of the following is not a benefit of budgeting?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) It promotes study, research, and a focus on the future
It is a source of motivation
It will prevent net losses from occurring
It is a mean of coordinating business activities
Right Answer
C
Question No. 38
What is the obligation of the peaceful settlement of dispute?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) It is an obligation of result i.e. States are under a strict obligation to resolve the disputes at the earliest
It is an obligation of conduct i.e. States have an obligation to try to resolve the disputes via peaceful mean. That does not entail an obligation to resolve the dispute
It is an intention to act immediately as per norms of International Law and all States have a legal interest to safeguard its application in any dispute
It is an obligation which concerns solely International courts and tribunal.
Right Answer
B
Question No. 39
What is the primary function of the Law of Tort?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Punishment of a wrong motivator
Clarification of the human rights of the parties
Compensating the claimant
Spreading of losses throughout the parties
Right Answer
C
Question No. 40
FIDIC published a completely new suite of contracts in various coloured books which contain different conditions. What condition is mentioned in Red Book?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Conditions of contract for Construction project.
Conditions of contract for EPC/ Turnkey project.
Conditions of contract for Plant & Design.
Conditions of contract for DBO (Design, Build & Operate) project.
Right Answer
A
NOTE Question was displayed incorrectly at candidates’ terminals. Hence ‘1’ mark has been given to all candidates, who attempted or not.
Question No. 41
The center of mass of the system consisting of Earth, the Sun, and the planet Mars is:
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Closer to Earth than to either of the other bodies
Closer to the Sun than to either of the other bodies
Closer to Mars than to either of the other bodies
At the geometric center of the triangle formed by the three bodies
Right Answer
B
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Question No. 42
At the same instant that a 0.50-kg ball is dropped from 25m above Earth, a second ball, with a mass of 0.25 kg, is thrown straight upward from Earth’s surface with an initial speed of 15m/s. They move along nearby lines and pass without colliding. At the end of 2 sec the magnitude of the acceleration of the center of mass of the two-ball system is:
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) 0.25g
0.50g
0.75g
g
Right Answer
D
Question No. 43
The rainbow seen after a rain shower is caused by:
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) diffraction interference refraction polarization
Right Answer
C
Question No. 44
When light travels from medium X to medium Y as shown:
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) both the speed and the frequency decrease
both the speed and the frequency increase
both the speed and the wavelength decrease
both the speed and the wavelength increase
Right Answer
C
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Question No. 45
An object rests on a horizontal frictionless surface. A horizontal force of magnitude F is applied. This force produces an acceleration:
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) only if F is larger than the weight of the object
only while the object suddenly changes from rest to motion
always
only if the inertia of the object decreases
Right Answer
C
Question No. 46
Which statement is incorrect?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) All the metals are good conductor of electricity.
All the metals are good conductor of heat
All the metals form positive ions
All the metals form acidic oxides
Right Answer
D
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Question No. 47
Based on the first law of thermodynamics, which one of the following is correct?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) For an isothermal process, q = +w
For an isochoric process, ΔU = -q
For an adiabatic process, ΔU = -w
For a cyclic process, q = -w
Right Answer
D
Question No. 48
Among the electrolytes Na2SO4, CaCl2, Al2(SO4)3 and NH4Cl, the most effective coagulating agent for Sb2S3 sol is
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Na2SO4 CaCl2 Al2(SO4)3 NH4Cl
Right Answer
C
Question No. 49
Of the following which one is classified as polyester polymer?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Nylon-66 Terylene Backelite Melamine
Right Answer
B
Question No. 50
In order to increase the volume of a gas by 10%, the pressure of the gas should be
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) increased by 10% increased by 1% decreased by 10% decreased by 1%
Right Answer
C
Question No. 51
Identify the top view for the below-given cone.
Answer Options
A) B) C) D)
Right Answer
C
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Question No. 52
Identify the front view of the following cone.
Answer Options
A) B) C) D)
Right Answer
B
Question No. 53
Curve of any shape can be drawn in perspective by enclosing it in a ___________
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) rectangle
cube
cylinder
square
Right Answer
A
Question No. 54
A prism and cone got intersected at 90 degrees the line of intersection will be _________ and parallel to axis of ____________
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) straight line, prism
curve, prism
straight line, cone
curve, cone
Right Answer
B
Question No. 55
The plane surfaces intersect in a ____________ the line of intersection between two curved surfaces is _________ and between a plane surface and curved surfaces is a _________
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) straight line, curve, curve
straight line, straight line, curve
straight line, curve, straight line
curve, curve, curve
Right Answer
A
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Question No. 56
Nodular cast iron is produced by adding ________ to the molten cast iron.
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Nickel
Chromium
Copper
Magnesium
Right Answer
D
Question No. 57
The hardness of steel primarily depends on
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Percentage of carbon
Percentage of alloying elements
Heat treatment employed
Shape of carbides and their distribution in iron
Right Answer
D
Question No. 58
The main alloying elements high speed steel in order of increasing proportion are
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Vanadium, chromium, tungsten
Tungsten, titanium, vanadium
Chromium, titanium, vanadium
Tungsten, chromium, titanium
Right Answer
A
Question No. 59
Manganese in steel increases its
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Tensile strength
Hardness
Ductility
Fluidity
Right Answer
A & B
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Question No. 60
A Francis turbine is used when the available head of water is
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) 0 to 25 m
25 m to 250 m
Above 250 m
None of these
Right Answer
B
Question No. 61
Power required to drive a centrifugal pump is directly proportional to _________ of its impeller.
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Diameter
Square of diameter
Cube of diameter
Fourth power of diameter
Right Answer
C
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Question No. 62
Which of the following is an example of laminar flow?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Underground flow
Flow past tiny bodies
Flow of oil in measuring instruments
All of these
Right Answer
D
Question No. 63
When a liquid is flowing through a pipe, the velocity of the liquid is
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Maximum at the centre and minimum near the walls
Minimum at the centre and maximum near the walls
Zero at the centre and maximum near the walls
Maximum at the centre and zero near the walls
Right Answer
A
Question No. 64
Thermal diffusivity is a
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Function of temperature
Physical property of a substance
Dimensionless parameter
All of these
Right Answer
B
Question No. 65
The unit of overall coefficient of heat transfer is
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) kcal/m²
kcal/hr °C kcal/m² hr °C kcal/m hr °C
Right Answer
C
Question No. 66
Unit of thermal conductivity in S.I. units is
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) J/m² sec
J/m °K sec W/m °K (B) and (C) above
Right Answer
D
Question No. 67
Nusselt number (NN) is given by
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) NN = hl/k
NN = μ cp/k NN = ρ V l /μ NN = V²/t.cp
Right Answer
A
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Question No. 68
In case of pressure vessels having open ends, the fluid pressure induces
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Longitudinal stress
Circumferential stress
Shear stress
None of these
Right Answer
B
Question No. 69
A screw is specified by its
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Major diameter
Minor diameter
Pitch diameter
Pitch
Right Answer
A
Question No. 70
Resistance to fatigue of a material is measured by
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Young's modulus
Coefficient of elasticity
Elastic limit
Endurance limit
Right Answer
D
Question No. 71
The included angle for the British Association thread is
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) 29°
55°
47.3°
60°
Right Answer
C
Question No. 72
Steam in water tube boiler as compared to fire tube boiler
Answer Options
A) B) C) D)
Can be raised rapidly
Is raised at slower rate
Is raised at same rate
Could be raised at fast/slow rate depending on design
Right Answer
A
Question No. 73
Thermal equilibrium means that the flow of steam is
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Isothermal
Isentropic
Hyperbolic
Polytropic
Right Answer
B
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Question No. 74
Water tube boilers are
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Internally fired
Externally fired
Internally as well as externally fired
None of these
Right Answer
B
Question No. 75
The feed check valve is used in order to
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Regulate flow of boiler water
Check level of water in boiler drum
Recirculate unwanted feed water
Allow high pressure feed water to flow to drum and not allow reverse flow to take place
Right Answer
D
Question No. 76
The curved lines on a psychrometric chart indicates
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Dry bulb temperature
Wet bulb temperature
Dew point temperature
Relative humidity
Right Answer
D
Question No. 77
Critical pressure of a liquid is the pressure
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Above which liquid will remain liquid
Above which liquid becomes gas
Above which liquid becomes vapour
Above which liquid becomes solid
Right Answer
A
Question No. 78
In a psychrometric process, the sensible heat added is 30 kJ/s and the latent heat added is 20 kJ/s. The sensible heat factor for the process will be
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) 0.3
0.6
0.67
1.5
Right Answer
B
Question No. 79
Environmental protection agencies advice against the use of chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants since
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) These react with water vapour and cause acid rain
These react with plants and cause greenhouse effect
These react with oxygen and cause its depletion
These react with ozone layer
Right Answer
D
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Question No. 80
In a coupling rod of a locomotive, each of the four pair is a _________ Pair
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Sliding
Turning
Rolling
Screw
Right Answer
B
Question No. 81
A Kinematic chain is known as mechanism when
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) None of the links is fixed
One of the links is fixed
Two of the links are fixed
None of these
Right Answer
B
Question No. 82
When the nature of contact between the elements of a pair is such that it can only slide relative to the other, the pair is known as a
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Screw pair
Spherical pair
Turning pair
Sliding pair
Right Answer
D
Question No. 83
If the rotating mass of a rim type flywheel is distributed on another rim type flywheel whose mean radius is half the mean radius of the former, then energy stored in the latter at the same speed will be
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Four times the first one
Same as the first one
One fourth of the first one
One and a half times the first one
Right Answer
C
Question No. 84
Frequency of vibrations is usually expressed in
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Number of cycles per hour
Number of cycles per minute
Number of cycles per second
None of these
Right Answer
C
Question No. 85
Lap joints are employed on plates having thickness
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Less than 3 mm
5 to 10 mm
12.5 mm
Above 25 mm
Right Answer
A
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Question No. 86
Thermit welding is often used in
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Replacing broken gear teeth
Repairing broken shears
Joining rails, truck frames and locomotive frames etc.
All of the above
Right Answer
D
Question No. 87
Which of the following material can be used for making patterns?
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Aluminium
Wax
Lead
All of these
Right Answer
D
Question No. 88
The purpose of a riser is to
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Deliver molten metal into the mould cavity
Act as a reservoir for the molten metal
Feed the molten metal to the casting in order to compensate for the shrinkage
Deliver the molten metal from pouring basin to gate
Right Answer
C
Question No. 89
A casting defect which occurs due to improper venting of sand is known as
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Cold shuts
Blow holes
Shift
Swell
Right Answer
B
Question No. 90
In arc welding, the electric arc is produced between the work and the electrode by
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Voltage
Flow of current
Contact resistance
All of these
Right Answer
C
Question No. 91
A file removes the metal during
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Forward stroke
Return stroke
Both forward and return strokes
None of these
Right Answer
A
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Question No. 92
Spot welding is used for welding
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Lap joints in plates having 0.025 mm to 1.25 mm thickness
Lap joints in plates having thickness above 3 mm
Butt joints in plates having 0.025 mm to 1.25 mm thickness
Butt joints in plates having thickness above 3 mm
Right Answer
A
Question No. 93
Thermit, used in Thermit welding, is a mixture of
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Charcoal and iron oxide
Charcoal and aluminium
Iron oxide and aluminium
Charcoal, iron oxide and aluminium
Right Answer
C
Question No. 94
The accuracy of micrometers, calipers, dial indicators can be checked by a
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Feeler gauge
Slip gauge
Ring gauge
Plug gauge
Right Answer
B
Question No. 95
Gross Calorific Value (GCV) of a Fuel gas is different from its Net Calorific Value (NCV) because
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Some quantity of the fuel gas will not burn
Presence of impurity in the fuel gas
Presence of Hydrogen in the fuel gas
Presence of oxygen in the fuel gas
Right Answer
C
Question No. 96
When Natural gas burns with air the chemical equation is CH4 + 2O2 = CO2 + 2H2O + heat. How much quantity of air should be required ideally to achieve complete combustion of 1000 m3 /hr of Natural gas.
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) 2000 m3/ hr 4000 m3/ hr 8000 m3/ hr 10000 m3/ hr
Right Answer
D
Question No. 97
A heavy door needs to be lifted by strong wire rope and pulley arrangement. A counterweight is attached to the door lifting arrangement
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) To minimise the vibration while lifting the door
To increase the sealing of the door
Reduce the power requirement to lift the door
To reduce the tendency of twisting in the door while lifting
Right Answer
C
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Question No. 98
An orifice plate is installed in a pipeline to measure the flow of fluid. Where will be the Vena Contracta located
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) Slightly upstream the orifice
Slightly downstream the orifice
Exactly at the surface of the orifice
Downstream the orifice where the fluid again occupies the full diameter of the pipe
Right Answer
B
Question No. 99
If there is an alert from Metrological Dept. that there will be an unprecedented high speed storm within 48 hrs. , in order to protect the overhead steel structure community drinking water tank from abnormally high wind speed what advice should be given
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) To attach stiffener on the tank
To weld some additional stiffener on the tank supports
To feel the tank with water
Empty the tank
Right Answer
C
Question No. 100
As per the Plan and elevation of an object, all dimensions are exactly same.
Answer Options
A) B) C) D) The figures are incorrect. Two more dotted lines to be added in the plan view.
The figures are incorrect. Two more dotted lines to be added in the elevation view.
The figures are incorrect. Two more dotted lines to be added in both the plan and elevation view
Figures are correct
Right Answer
D